Checkpoint for Monday 10 August 2020

5:08 PM.New Zealanders may soon be able to travel to Rarotonga, but don't book your tickets just yet.

The Prime Minister today signalled kiwis may soon be able to holiday in the Cook Islands - with a travel… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Fletcher Melvin is the the head of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce and the Private Sector Taskforce.

He's been pushing for a travel bubble. 'We're ready,' and keen for a travel bubble by… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.A new report into disgraced former Minister Iain Lees-Galloway's ministerial expenditure has found no evidence of inappropriate spending.

Mr Lees-Galloway was stripped of his ACC, Immigration and… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The Act Party has hit the road, firing up a bus with a knitted mascot called Freedom buckled into the front seat to take its campaign out of Epsom and into the provinces.

David Seymour has been the… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Workers have been given exemptions to come to New Zealand to work on an all weather horse racing track in Cambridge raising questions from the Opposition about government priorities during the… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:45 PM.Warning: Some elements of this video may be disturbing to some viewers.

Train drivers are pleading with the public to be more careful at railway lines to prevent near misses and deaths.

Since 2013… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Police say Wellington's entertainment district is witnessing more and more episodes of serious violence.

On Saturday, a mass brawl broke out on the corner of Courtenay Place and Taranaki Street… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.A move to make it easier to get tested for stomach cancer is expected to save the lives of whānau Māori, and in particular, the several hundred Māori who are unaware they are at risk.

New guidelines… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The National Party is choosing its candidate for the Auckland Central electorate tonight.

The seat's been held by former National deputy leader Nikki Kaye, who announced she wouldn't seek re-election… Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.The Metservice is warning Auckland's spring will be far drier than normal, exacerbating the water shortage for a city already in its worst drought in decades.

Over the weekend, Auckland's dams hit 60… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.An ambitious new strategy for protecting New Zealand's plants and wildlife has been launched with the aim of turning around the fate of 4,000 species at risk of extinction.

The plan, launched today… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Charities are warning they are entering a winter like no other, as they experience record demand for food parcels in the wake of Covid-19.

The Auckland City Mission is distributing a thousand food… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.The Blues can no longer give their fans a Super Rugby Aotearoa title to celebrate, but the team is still handing some of its youngest supporters a reason to smile.

The squad gathered in downtown… Read more Video, Audio